How a Seed Gets a Lift is a free printable Grade 2 science worksheet on modelling how animals and wind move seeds and pollen, aligned to Common Core standard 2-LS2-2. It prints 2 questions with an answer key on its own sheet of paper, in 25 versions that each ask different questions, so no two pupils in the class work from the same page. Print it from the browser or download it as a PDF — no account, no email.
Set 18 of 25 · the same problems every time you open this link.
Set 1 has all 25 in a single PDF. All 25 sets ask different questions.
How a Seed Gets a Lift
2-LS2-2
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Draw a line from each seed to how it travels.
1.Draw a line from each one to its match.
A dandelion seed with a parachute
A berry with a hard pip inside
A coconut with a light husk
A sycamore seed with a wing
A.Floats on water to another shore
B.Spins away from the tree on the wind
C.Floats on the wind to new ground
D.Is eaten by a bird and the pip is dropped elsewhere
2.Draw a line from each one to its match.
A burdock burr with tiny hooks
A pea pod that dries and splits
A bee moving between two flowers
A squirrel burying acorns
A.Flicks its seeds away from the plant
B.Leaves some buried acorns to grow into trees
C.Carries pollen from one flower to the next
D.Catches on fur and is carried away
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Answer key — How a Seed Gets a Lift
Set 18. Prints on its own sheet.
1.1. A dandelion seed with a parachute — C (Floats on the wind to new ground) 2. A berry with a hard pip inside — D (Is eaten by a bird and the pip is dropped elsewhere) 3. A coconut with a light husk — A (Floats on water to another shore) 4. A sycamore seed with a wing — B (Spins away from the tree on the wind)
2.1. A burdock burr with tiny hooks — D (Catches on fur and is carried away) 2. A pea pod that dries and splits — A (Flicks its seeds away from the plant) 3. A bee moving between two flowers — C (Carries pollen from one flower to the next) 4. A squirrel burying acorns — B (Leaves some buried acorns to grow into trees)
More practice for 2-LS2-2
Model how an animal spreads seeds or moves pollen.
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